Deals without us. Or not?

Well, we are in the finish. Exactly, it is not a race, even it looks like that. Czech Republic will sing an angreement about hosting American base of antimissile shield during next few weeks. Poles, after disruption due to change of government and new conditions, are finally finishing also. Last news is that until June they want to have an agreement for their part of shield. Maybe they will get their Patriots, who knows?
Czech and Polish government officials are partially teasing each other, who will make better deal. Czechs prefer to have educational, research and develompemnt deals accompanying radar site, while Poles want hardware for their army. Only history will tell us who was better negotiator.
But there is another part of deal, which is done over heads of Czechs and Poles - between Russians and Americans. Now it looks like Mr. Bush and Mr. Putin will make some deal on missile defense next week while meeting in Bucharest or Sochi. Only top diplomats know what kind of deal it is - Czech officials already said that they accept inspections of Russian experts under certain conditions. For recent Czech governement is more important to have American base on Czech soil, therefore to achieve strategical choice which any future (leftwing) government will not be able to change. To pay such price as Russian inspection is maybe worth it.
But, what the hell is in the Russian-American deal I would like to know. Mr. Robert Gates and Ms. Condoleezza Rice were smiling too much while visiting Moscow last week...